New VFR Owner, Few Small Questions

Jake you sound very mature for your age and it seems your a good listener. ....any training course would definitely not be a waste of time...think you said you live in Cali....CHP supposedly has a good program...may be worth checking out...plus you get a brake on insurance. ...of course there a ton of training courses to choose from...good luck and
ATGATT...all the gear all the time ---- bud

 

Thanks, I am still a teenager so a little messing around is mandatory. I like to learn, and the next best way besides experience is listening. Maybe not so much listening in History class, but motorcycle talk is a different story.

I snapped a couple photos this morning, I was busy yesterday. I pulled the front faring and gauge cluster. Made some radiator and oil cooler brackets in about 20 min just to keep it rideable. My dad wasn't too happy I rode it without a headlight, mirrors, and blinkers. So that stuff is getting put back on until I can get blinkers at least, I can make a temporary mirror and headlight set up until I buy something that looks better. I'm thinking about mounting blinkers more in the front wheel area, maybe on the fender mount or something. I have been experimenting at school with a TIG welder so I may end up making my own radiator overflow. Oh also, I made an exhaust tip to bolt on to my collector box. The day before Turkey Day break I figured I would see if I could make use of my shop class. I wanted a 3 inch tip so I used 2(pie)r(squared) I think I came up with a little over 10 inches I added a tad bit of overlap too. I Put it through a roller then held it at 3 inches and tacked it together. Then I cut it at a 30 or 35 degree and finished welding it up. Welded a mounting tab on it and did some grinding. Took it home and painted it, I didn't use high temp clear....that was a mistake. Paint job looked good until a long ride. Started to wrinkle oh well, not to hard to repaint. I like the sound of the V4, reminds me of a small block V8.

 

Keep on rockin....keep I t cool out there...is it registered? If not its impound time...just FYI

 

This kid has talent and brains in abundance !! :triumphant:

I rode my first VFR ('86 700 in 1990)) for about three weeks before i dared install the lower fairings; i was that afraid of damaging them !! I might suggest the same for a newer rider, especially as the OEM 3rd gen fairings are the hardest to find.

 

tapping from the valve area does not point to valve clearances being out, they usually close up in service, to the point where the bike starts on 4 and immediately drops to 3 as the valve with little or no clearance holds the valve slightly open, dont ask how I know. gen 4 with 54,000 miles

 

Yeah its registered and insured. I rode past a motorcycle cop and I waved at him and he waved back. I thought for sure I was getting pulled over because I had no headlight, but it was my lucky day.

As for the valves, richierex I'm a little confused on what you are saying. If a cylinder is running on 3 instead of 4 valves something obviously needs to be done right?

 

I think I'm going to make my own radiator overflow. Do I need a breather for the expansion and contraction of the fluid? Seems to me when pressure and vacuum are introduced without a breather the overflow container is liable to have some issues?

 

Hey dont mean to bud in well ya I guess I do but I cant help myself my names Gavin im from Fresno ca. I have a 86. 750 im working on And I want to update the plastics what are you doing with your old plastics I would be very interested in getting them for myself if possible I dont mind the damage on them it will abreast give me a starting point on my fabrication so let me know moneys tight so dont mind them being banged up

 

Everything has a price, shoot me an offer.

 

I might use this for my temp gauge.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=121426300640&alt=web

The sending unit is M10 threads would they fit on the VFR?
If not they make an adapter.

 

Ok bro see you shoot me a price I come in way low we meet in the middle thats how this works j/k

 

Now but for real though say I say one hundred to start well a few things can happen here one you get upset and just blow me off cause your insulted by my low offer or say by some chance you had it in your head you would've taken fifty for them ive just burnt myself so no my friend you come to me with an offer and we will start the negotiations

 

If you want ill pm you AMD shoot you my number so we can talk in real time if not it doesn't matter whatever you want to do

 

Go ahead and PM me your number and we can text instead of cluttering up the thread.